Power control system

• US 20060238293A1
• Filed: 04/25/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles A Mirho
• Original Assignee: Charles A Mirho
• Inventors: Mirho, Charles A.
• Application Number:
  US11/114,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20060238293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.200
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00007 using the power network as support for the transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/18 TPC being performed according to specific parameters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/121 using the power network as support for the transmission

Abstract

A system includes logic to receive information about one or more parties, logic to communicate the information to decision logic via a power transmission path, and logic to receive, via the power transmission path, one or more indications that power should be transmitted from one or more power sources to one or more devices coupled to the power sources.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a receptacle to receive a power plug;

a lock to secure the power plug;

a power input; and

logic to selectively transfer power from the power input to the receptacle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

logic to receive an indication via a power transmission path to enable transfer of power from the power input to the receptacle.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

logic to receive information about one or more parties;

logic to selectively authorize the one or more parties; and

logic to enable transmission of power from the power input to the receptacle in response to authorization of the one or more parties.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

logic to receive information about one or more parties; and

logic to communicate the party information via the power interface to decision logic, the decision logic providing an indication to the apparatus as to whether or not to enable the transmission of power from the power input to the receptacle.

5. A system comprising:

logic to receive information about one or more parties;

logic to communicate the information to decision logic via a power transmission path; and

logic to receive, via the power transmission path, one or more indications that power should be transmitted from one or more power sources to one or more devices coupled to the power sources.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a detector to detect the party information and to communicate the party information to the decision logic via a power transmission path.

7. The system of claim 5, the decision logic further comprising:

logic to determine at least one devices and/or power sources proximate to the one or more parties and/or belonging to a same group or groups and/or having one or more similar attributes;

logic to authorize the one or more parties to operate the at least one devices, or not; and

logic to cause power sources for the at least one devices to be enabled, or not, according to the authorizations

8. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

the decision logic comprising logic to communicate via the power transmission path indications that enable power to be transmitted from power sources to devices coupled to the power sources